Player of the Week - Jan. 24

2011-01-24 16:05:00

The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Jan. 17-23 is Boston Bruins goaltender, Tim Thomas.

Thomas started three games on the week and posted victories in each. First up was a 7-0 route of the Carolina Hurricanes in which Thomas faced 31 shots and turned away them all. It was Thomas’ seventh shutout of the season and second in three games.

The very next night the Bruins were on the road to finish the second half of their home-and-home with the Hurricanes, but this time the outcome was much more hotly contested. Thomas faced 45 shots - the most since he saw 46 against Pittsburgh Nov. 10 - and stopped 43 of them as the Bruins were able to hang onto a 3-2 win.

Finally, facing Colorado on the road Saturday, Thomas allowed two goals on 34 shots and was supported by the Boston offense in a 6-2 win.

On the season, Thomas is 23-5-6 with a 1.84 GAA and .945 save percentage as he continues to be the favorite to take home the Vezina Trophy. Boston stands atop the Northeast Division and third in the East with 61 points.

The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Jan. 10-16, 2011 is Boston Bruins center Patrice Bergeron.
With four games on the week, Bergeron notched four goals and seven points to help the Bruins to three wins and the lone spot atop the Northeast Division.

The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Jan. 3-9, 2011, is Vancouver Canucks left winger Daniel Sedin.
The Canucks played four games on the week, posting a 3-0-1 record, and Daniel was in on the scoring each night.

The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Nov. 29-Dec. 5 is Sidney Crosby of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The Penguins played three games on the week - all wins – and Crosby was an important player in each.

The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Nov. 22-28 is Atlanta Thrashers goalie Ondrej Pavelec.
The 23-year-old Czech has been lights-out in 14 games for the upstart Thrashers this season, but this past week was his best seven-day period yet.

The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Nov. 15-21 is Columbus Blue Jackets right winger, Rick Nash.
After starting slow with four points in his first nine games, Nash has come alive and is leading the Blue Jackets on a charge up the Western Conference standings.

The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Nov. 8-14 is Montreal Canadiens goalie, Carey Price.
With the weight of Montreal’s rabid hockey fandom on his shoulders after playoff hero Jaroslav Halak was traded in the off-season, Price has done all he can to quell the fears of the faithful.

With five goals and six points in four games, Raffi Torres takes this week's honor.
The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Nov. 1-7 is Vancouver Canucks left winger Raffi Torres.
An unlikely winner to be sure, Torres went on a tear through four games last week.

The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Oct. 25-31 is Boston goalie Tim Thomas.
The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Oct. 25-31 is Boston Bruins goaltender Tim Thomas.
You can’t get much better than this.

Our first honor goes to Tampa Bay's Steven Stamkos, who lit the lamp four times in four games.
The Hockey News player of the week for the period of Oct. 18-24 is Tampa Bay Lightning center Steven Stamkos.
In four games on the week, the reigning Rocket Richard Trophy winner (a 2010 tie with Sidney Crosby) notched four goals and nine points in a 2-1-1 quad for the Lightning.